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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010

Filed:

May. 06, 2008
Applicants:

Richard C. Lucas, Ash Vale, GB;

David N. Freeman, Basingstoke, GB;

Jonathan A. Gibbs, Winchester, GB;

Inventors:

Richard C. Lucas, Ash Vale, GB;

David N. Freeman, Basingstoke, GB;

Jonathan A. Gibbs, Winchester, GB;

Assignee:

Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for synchronization between uncoordinated Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication networks includes a first step () of measuring an interference level on channels available to a base station. A next step () includes choosing the channel having the lowest interference level. A next step () includes determining that the interference is from a base station. A next step () includes calculating an interference profile over the frame cycle. A next step () includes establishing a peak interference level. A next step () includes aligning the base station frame timing in response to the peak interference level.


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